Volunteer Programs
We have three current opportunities for volunteers- river clean-ups, stream monitoring and storm drain stenciling.
The
Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River is
an annual clean-up event of the Great Miami River and its floodplain.
More information about the event can be found on our Clean
Sweep webpage, or by contacting our office at butlerswcd@butlercountyohio.org
or 513-887-3720
The
Butler County Stream Team water quality monitoring program
involves two different volunteer opportunities. Volunteers can
collect water samples once a month from various locations around the county, such as their neighborhood stream. These water samples are then transported
to the monitoring lab at Miami University, Oxford. There, volunteers test
these samples for various pollutants. For more information please visit
the Butler County Stream
Team's website or contact Lynn White at 513-887-3720 or whitelr@butlercountyohio.org.
Storm
drain stenciling has evolved into a decal application
program, however the purpose is the same. Most of the storm
drains in Butler County are not connected to a water treatment facility. Pollutants
entering the storm drain, either dumped purposely or carried in by runoff,
simply empties elsewhere, a creek, ditch, or other outlet. These
new decals are attached to the covers of the drains to inform people who
may be dumping pollutants; oil, fertilizers, pesticides, yard waste, etc.,
to where these toxins will reenter the environment. The
Butler SWCD along with the Butler County Storm Water District have been
working with volunteer groups to place these decals on storm drains around
the county. Would you like to find out more?